The application of unified surface water capacity method in drought remote sensing monitoring

Hongwei Zhang; Huailiang Chen; Rui Sun; Weidong Yu; Chunhui Zou; Shuanghe Shen

doi:10.1117/12.829735

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18 September 2009 The application of unified surface water capacity method in drought remote sensing monitoring

Hongwei Zhang, Huailiang Chen, Rui Sun, Weidong Yu, Chunhui Zou, Shuanghe Shen

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Proceedings Volume 7472, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XI; 74721M (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.829735
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2009, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Soil Moisture and Vegetation Growth are the most important and direct index in drought monitoring, and the spectral interpretation of vegetation and soil are serious factors in the judgment of drought degree. Based on the spectral character of water, recently, a new model of Surface Water Capacity Index (SWCI) has been put forward, and the index is more sensitive to the surface water content, and suit for regional drought monitoring. The comparative analysis showed: SWCI is more sensitive than NDVI to monitoring surface soil water content; this is available in real-time soil drought monitoring.

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Hongwei Zhang, Huailiang Chen, Rui Sun, Weidong Yu, Chunhui Zou, and Shuanghe Shen "The application of unified surface water capacity method in drought remote sensing monitoring", Proc. SPIE 7472, Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology XI, 74721M (18 September 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.829735

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